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Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden
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Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden

NY Times · May 15, 2026, 9:23 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Critics denounced the highly unusual plan, which has yet to be finalized or approved, as a vast political slush fund financed by taxpayers.

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